Ras B

BIO

Ras B a.k.a. “DaKapitalLetter” is a South African Hip Hop and Dancehall Artist with over 20 years worth of experience in creative writing and performances including music and poetry. His original name is Boitumelo Tebogo Eduador Tladie and was born in South Africa in the Free State region, Winburg. He grew up for most parts of his life in Bulfontein and attended Repholositswe Secondary Senior School at which he was a well known performing poet for at various school and social events, yet now living in Bloemfontein since the beginning of varsity years in 2009.
The Artist is also a humanitarian by heart and completed his degree in Human and Societal Dynamics and recently just scooped himself an academic certificate in Music Business at Boston City Campus and Business College under the new Soul Candi Digital Campaign. The artist has took numerous steps to incorporate and integrate both his academic profession in Human Development Interventions with his long term acquired experience in the arts field. Ras B has worked on various studio albums as an independent artist including “The Passage” in 2012, “The Journey” in 2014, “Pleasurouz Pain” in 2017 and “T.I.M.E.” EP which was released last year (2021) on all digital stores.
Not to mention many studio features he made with various artists in the local scene. The Artist is loved and appreciated for popular video tracks such as “Darkest Days” featuring Osiiiris and IAmLimit, “Hope” which has been an inspiration in the local scene since its release, “Let Go” which also went viral within few months of release, “Pon Mi Mind” featuring Mars, “Lockdown Freestyles” since the emerge of Covid-19, “S.S.S.” including other performance video of the artist at various events. All are found in on YouTube (subscribe to Blak RefuGz and Phantom High Definition).
Ras B is now working on his 5th official Dancehall album titled “T.D.o.A” (The Dawn of Azania) which has an indigenous yet urban taste of sounds which will include 15-17 tracks, also featuring various local artists and hopefully “Jnr S.A.” as he was facilitating and mentoring the young artist during the Music Business course at Boston College.

HIGHLIGHTS
Along his music journey, the Artist has shared and opened stage for some of South African Icons such as Mafikizolo, Pres from “101”, Mr Mo Molemi as well as recently Bongo Riot’s Music Fest Tour, the former member of “Gang of Instrumentals”. Ras B has a very unique style of sound and has been receiving positive feedback from old to new fans, his music speaks to everything that touches on life yet mostly motivational content as motivation to rise above social irregularities.
In matric, Ras B was also nominated as one of Free State Top 20 Poets in 2008 in the Poetic Justice Initiative Project ran by the likes of Lebu Mashile against hate speech, xenophobia and racism.

Ras B’s artistic Logo.

Previous Activities
Ras B sharing stage with former Gang of Instrumentals member “Bongo Riot” at the Free State Caribbean Music Fest (Street Island, BFN).
Ras B at Topaz (BFN) with various local artists launching his album “Pleasurouz Pain”.
The Artist at Topaz’s Free State Art Fusion (BFN) weekly Hip Hop sessions.
The Hope video compilation was inspired by Ras B’s sing Hope and the local fanbase decided to make a complimentary video of Free State artists actively in inspiring the local scene (see YouTube).
Ras B at Civic FM (BFN).
Ras B with Lord I Tahbu at BSFM Radio (BFN)
Current Activities
At the moment, Ras B is working with a new initiative of local event organization in Bloemfontein called “051NetSoh Lifestyle & Entertainment Initiative” hosting monthly Hip Hop sessions called “05 Hip Hop Clash” calling on all the Free State Hip Hop Community to take part and express their various forms of arts in a healthy competition incorporating traditional elements of Hip Hop including rap battles, performances, B-Boy/ dance battles, DJ battles, visual and graphic arts, designs and fashion.
On the 3rd of September 2022, 05Hip Hop Clash will be dedicated to females and Women in Hip Hop and tickets will be selling for R20 as well as R30 at the entrance. Our events are gradually receiving support from various Free State region as people travel from different places to catch live Hip Hop sessions with us.

Executive Statement
As an artist, Ras B works hard to develop music that speaks both to him and to others about the beauties and sorrows that exist in our society. Part of his process before he begins making music is to grasp, research, brainstorm and critically analyze the specific experiences in life when creating his art. He merely does not want to express his music, rather, with careful delivery, colorful techniques he gives a creative and unique life to the music.
With every finished work he strives to breathe life into a long forgotten culture so that its influences, ideas, innovations, and lifestyles are presented in his music. In 2017 Ras B joined the local label PHD records (Phantom High Definition) and has finished his 4th album “T.I.ME”, which is his first Dancehall and transitional album from Hip Hop. The new artist’s renovation in Dancehall has received a great and positive response from his listeners so far and has released his first Dancehall singles in PHD “Learn From Dat” and “Let Go”. The artist also shot and released his 1st Dancehall video “Hope” (2019) from his 5th and long anticipated album “T.D.o.A.”.